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— James A. Baker, III
, 
US Secretary of State, 1989–92
“He and Dr Kissinger are probably the only two world statesmen who, after
leaving office, find an open door to every head of state and government
anywhere in the world.”
— Peter Carrington
, 
British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, 1979–82
“Lee Kuan Yew is a statesman who created a successful nation. He has known

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everybody. He has achieved impossible things and his memoirs tell the truth.”
— William Rees-Mogg
, 
Editor of The Times of London, 1967–81
“His memoirs are the reflections on the international scene of one of the clearest
political minds of our time.”
— Percy Cradock
, 
Foreign Policy Adviser to the British Prime Minister, 1984–
92
“… his story of a turbulent half-century in Asia … are chronicled in the
trenchant style which is his hallmark, and many of his judgments will be
controversial, even explosive.”
— Charles Powell
, 
Private Secretary to the British Prime Minister, 1984–91
“He won a notable victory over the communists in Singapore and has created the
most remarkable city state since Athens.”
— Philip Moore
, 
Deputy British High Commissioner to Singapore, 1963–65
“Lee Kuan Yew deserves recognition for – among other things – spurring
Singapore’s rapid adoption of information technology. Under his leadership,
Singapore moved its government payroll from cash to direct deposit, equipped
schools with one computer for every two students, and connected every home to
a broadband network.”
— Scott McNealy
, 
CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc
.
“There are two equalisers in life: the Internet and education. Senior Minister Lee
Kuan Yew is a world leader who understands this and is using the power of the
Internet to position Singapore for survival and success in the Internet economy.”
—John Chambers
, 
President and CEO, Cisco Systems

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